I wanted to pass along a solution to a seized cowl vent. I tried PB Blaster and heat from a propane bottle without success. What worked was to grind off the rivet heads and remove those two arms to drill out what remained of the rivets.

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I want to re-chrome the window frames on my rear push-out windows on my 1938 Packard Eight Model 1601. Do I need to remove the latch and the pivot post, or can a chrome shop re-chrome the frame and latch without taking it off? If I need to remove the latch, does it pry off or is there a pressed-in pin? Thanks.

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My small "farm jack" has "AUSCOLIFT, ST. JOSEPH MICH" cast into it. There are other numbers, like "8" and "3601", but these probably are related to casting and assembling the jack.

The scissors jack looks like it was originally painted Packard green or military olive drab. It's hard to tell.

- Jim Mayfield

I have two 1938 Packards. They are similar except one is a Six, the other is an Eight. I have bumper jack parts, but I don't know which style jack goes with the Six and which goes with the Eight. One set of parts is a scissors jack with a crank. The other set of parts looks like a small "farm jack", except that the handle doesn't quite fit into the slot where I think it should go.

I am asking which jack should go with which car, and why doesn't the handle fit. Thanks, Jim Mayfield.

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The more I look and work with the parts, it seems to me that all the shiny pieces are chromed pot metal. The large casting in the center that holds the ash tray looks like it is all pot metal. On the left dash insert and the right-hand glove box door, it looks like the horizontal strips are chrome-plated pot metal parts that are braded to the steel dash inserts using cast pins made into the pot metal casting.

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I need to polish or somehow improve the look of the "chrome" bands that run horizontally on my 1938 dash panels or the vertical bands of the center piece where the ash tray is.

All these bright strips look like they had a clear lacquer spray that has "ruffled". But it may not be a clear cover. It may be chrome that needs re-chroming. Or it may be stainless.

I'm sure this is an old question to most of you, but it is new to me. How should I clean these shiny items. Thanks.

Thanks Fred! That did the trick. I used a (3.25" diameter) rubber suction cup that body repair people use to pull dents to help turn the horn button. The suction cup helped me get a grip on the button when I wanted to turn it.

I need guidance to install the horn button on my '38 Packard Eight. I believe I have all the parts needed, but I don't want to damage the ears on the Bakelite emblem carrier. Does it push down and turn, or do I just push hard? It looks like it should connect with the three triangular wireforms inside the hub. Thanks.